Lanterna Rally

Author: Reader Therein

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-05-18

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780259942306

Excerpt from The Art of Making Catalogues of Libraries: Or, a Method to Obtain in a Short Time a Most Perfect, Complete, and Satisfactory Printed Catalogue of the British Museum Library Several years have now elapsed since the complaints of the Public on the necessity of a Printed Catalogue of the British Museum Library aroused the attention of Parliament. Voluminous evidence was then taken; and all the witnesses that were examined, much as they difiered in other points, were generally agreed as to the unlimited benefits that would result from a good Printed Catalogue. The sums so liberally voted year by year are a convincing proof that money is not wanting. Yet it has been concluded that grave impe diments exist in the way of accomplishin this object. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.